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Dixons Retail, Carphone Warehouse in Merger Talks

Companies Have Until March 24 to Agree a Deal

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Kathy Gordon

Updated Feb. 24, 2014 7:29 a.m. ET

LONDON—Electronics retailer Dixons Retail PLC and mobile-phone chain Carphone Warehouse Group PLC are discussing a merger, the companies said Monday, cautioning that discussions might not lead to a deal.

Dixons operates electronics-and-appliances stores mainly in the U.K. and Northern Europe and has made no secret of its desire to offer more mobile and connected services. Carphone Warehouse operates more than 2,000 cellphone stores...